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Jordyn didn’t notice the indifference in Celeste’s tone. She breathed out a sigh of relief upon hearing what Celeste had just said.

Ivan handed his gift to Betty, and Celeste followed afterward.

The first gift she gave Betty was an embroidery painting. “Grandma had Trevor help prepare this painting for you.

Betty took the painting, unfolded it, and examined it for a while. It was exactly what she wanted. Smiling with satisfaction, she said, “How considerate of her.”

. Next, Celeste handed the emerald jewelry set to Betty. “This is from Trevor.”

The jewelry set was of exceptional quality.

Betty liked it a lot.

– However, since it was a gift from Trevor, she closed the box and put it away right after she took a glance at it. She

remarked in a neutral tone, “It looks lovely. Pass along my thanks to him for me.”

She never asked whether Trevor would come to celebrate her birthday.

She didn’t care enough to ask, nor did she want to.

Celeste knew Betty wasn’t fond of Trevor. She’d have definitely defended Trevor in the

But now, she no longer spoke up for him. She took out the gift she had

past.

ed for Betty and handed it to her.

It was just as Celeste had expected–among all the gifts Betty received, she loved the set of exquisite scholar’s writing set from Celeste the most.

Betty had it in her hand, admiring it nonstop. Immediately, she went to the study and wrote a piece of calligraphy.

gifts were given, they all sat down

was filled

all smiles, clearly

And yet…

so often, a fleeting loneliness could be seen in

was, above all, a day for

on an important day like this, there was

avert her

keep the atmosphere light,

guests with closer ties to the

dine at a hotel they had reserved for dinner in

the

Ivan’s son, Hector Rodriguez, noticed Jordyn sitting aside, looking bored. Hence, he tenderly rubbed her cheeks and asked, “What are

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hearing that, Celeste knew Jordyn was missing

Trevor’s words. She stayed in the Rodriguez residence and didn’t

her mind was

Wynn in a row today. However, Wynn

the afternoon, they all went to

were slowly arriving at

seats. Hesitating for a moment, the guest said, “Apologies, Mr. Rodriguez.

understood and didn’t insist, knowing the

they thought it

business partners handed over their gifts and then left. On top of that, several guests opted to have their secretaries bring the gifts instead of coming

that the majority of the

all, it was such a joyous occasion with a

understand if the guest had decided to

just that his expression would certainly be far

to another banquet, Ivan couldn’t help but turn to Robert Langley, who had a closer relationship with him, and asked, “A lot of friends mentioned that they didn’t have time for food tonight,

left after giving presents–could they be attending the same banquet as Robert? What were the odds of such a coincidence if not for